Egg-carrier.



M. W. STOREY.

EGG CARRIER.

APPUCATION FILED JAN.31, 1914.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

ATTORNEY.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH 50., WASHINGTON, D. c.

iiiairnn smarts rarnnr oration.

MILTON W. STOREY, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

EGG-CARRIER.

Application filed January 31, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that l, MiL'roN W. STOREY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful EggCarrier, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to appliances in which eggs, ripe or delicatefruit, or other articles may be carefully supported and carried orshipped, the invention having reference more particularly to means forcarrying eggs, especially by parcel post, and without liability to bedamaged under the usual conditions entailed by transportationfacilities.

An object of the invention is to provide improved means for carryingeggs or other articles, more particularly in boxes, crates, or othershipping packages, and which shall be so constructed as to preventbreakage or serious injury to the contents of the carriers during roughor careless handling.

A further object is to provide a carrier of the above mentionedcharacter that shall be so constructed as to permit ventilation and nottend to cause the contents thereof to become injuriously heated orwarmed, more particularly in case eggs are shipped and permitted toremain in the carrier by the consumer until required for use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an egg carrierthat shall be so constructed as to be adapted to protect eggs againstbreakage when being handled either in preparation for shipment or by theretail dealer or the consumer, and which shall be so constructed asto beadapted to be returned to the producer in knock-down condition, and sothat the carrier may be readily set up again repeatedly for reshipment.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in a hammock and support therefor adapted for suspending an eggor other article, and novel means for supporting a plurality of hammocksand their contents, the invention consisting further in the parts andcombinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularlydescribed and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan of theimproved egg carrier in which a number of hammocks are represented asbeing occupied, other ham- Specificaticn of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 191%.

Serial No. 815,630.

mocks being arranged as when placing eggs therein or removing themtherefrom; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the carrier partially brokenaway; Fig. 3, a fragmentary sect-ion approximately on the line A A inFig. 2; Fig. 4-, a. section, omitting the bottom of the package, on theline B B in Fig. 1, but with the hammocks in normal position; Fig. 5, afragmentary section on the line C C in Fi 2, and Fig. 6 is a fragmentaryperspective view of one of thecasing members or hammock supports.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawingsindicate corresponding elements or features of construction hereinreferred to.

In practically carrying out the ob1ects of the invention, the carrier ismade in various sizes and of diiferent capacities, a relatively smallportion of a carrier of large capacity being illustrated as sutlicientfor a description' of the invention, the numeral 1 indicatlng the bottomof a box, crate or other package, or a horizontal divisional board whichmay be used in connection with a carrier of large capacity, and on whichcompartment walls are supported. I v i The walls of the compartments inwhich the eggs are to be carried may be composed of any suitablematerial, such as strawboard,

scribed group or series of walls preferably have slots 11, 11',extending upward from their lower edges, the walls of the last describedgroup having slots 12, 12, extending downward from their upper edges, toreceive the transversely arranged strips or walls, so that the walls areconveniently crossed and connected together at their intersections. Itis to be understood, however,that the compartment wallsmay be variouslyformed and connected together as may be desired. The normal upper edgesof the end walls 2 and 3 have recesses 18 and llbtlisI'BlIi, theintermediate Walls having recesses 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 thereinrespectively, all the recesses being in alinement and midway betweenthewalls 8 and 9. The walls 2 and 3 have also oth r recesses 20 and 21, theintermediate walls having also recesses 22, 23, 24:, 25 and arranged inalinement and midway between the walls 9 and 10, each series of recessesbeing adapted to receive rods for supporting hammocks m a novel manner.Each recess preferably has undercut opposite sides, so that the entranceto the recess is less in width than the bottom of the recess.

The hammocks are arranged or grouped in series, there being preferablysix hammocks in each series. A main rod 27 is provided which has twoarms 28 and 29 on opposite ends respectively thereof, the rod extendingfrom the wall 2 to the wall 3, the arms extending downward adjacent tothe outer sides of thewalls and being connected thereto by means ofsuitable pivots 30 and 31 respectively, the pivots being arranged at asuitable distance below the top of the walls and on one side of thepartition 9, so as to permit the rod to swing into or out of therecesses of the series. A similar rod 32 having arms 33 and 3a isprovided for another series of hammocks, the arms being connected alsoto the end walls 2 and 3 by means of pivots 35 and 36 respectively, thepivots being on the opposite side of the wall 9 and arranged so as topermit the rod 32 tosw-ina into or out of the other series ofrecesses.The pivots may be variously constituted so that they may be applied tothe walls by the shipper when setting up the carrier for use.

One series of hammocks, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 4-2, is provided and eachhammock may suitably be composed of muslin, canvas, or other suitablefabric or paper, and of suitable width and length to permit it to bearranged in either compartment and em brace an egg or such article as itmay be designed to carry. Une end of each hammock of the series isconnected to the rod 27, so as to turn on the rod, and therefore whenthe rod is moved out of the series of recesses it is swung back towardthe adjacent wall and leaves the tops of the compartments unobstructed.Another series of similar hammocks l3, 44, 45, 46, 47, l8, is provided,one end of each hammock being connected to the rod 32. It will beunderstood that the capacity of the complete carrier may be extended inlike manner so that many dozens of eggs may be carried in a singleshipment. The opposite end of each hammock of the first, describedseries is connected to a controlling and supporting rod 49, theremaining hammocks being similarly connected to a similar rod 50, onerod vhaving stop rings 51- and 52 formed on op posite ends thereof, theremaining rod having similar rings 53 and 54 formed on opposite endsthereof, the two rings of a rod being adapted to engage the end walls 2rod and 3 to prevent relatively longitudinal movement of the rods, therods being normally seated adjacent to the rods 27 and 32 respectivelyin the recesses therewith.

The complete carrier includes a cover 55, or a plurality of covers, onefor each horizontally arranged group of compartments. In practical use,a series of hammocks is opened out and arranged as a number appear inFig. 1, or as shown in broken lines in Fig. at, so that the eggs 56, 57,58 and 59 may be carefully placed on the hammocks, each hammockreceiving an egg, after which the shipper takes hold of the rod L9, orthe ends of the hammocks connected therewith, and controls the operationof lowering the hammocks with their contents into the compartments, itbeing preferable to first place the rod 49 in the series of recessesprovided therefor, after which the rod 27 is brought over into therecesses, the weight of the eggs having a tendency to hold the rod 27down upon the rod 49 so that in case the carrier is inverted or fallsfrom the hands of the attendant it is not probable that the rods couldaccidentally escape from the recesses, so that the eggs must be retainedin the hammocks and proper compartments and thereby be guarded againstaccidental injury. The remaining series of hammocks are similarlyhandled and provided with eggs 59, as will be seen. After the rods 32and 50 areplaced in position in the recesses, the end portions of therods adjacent its arms are held adjacent the farther walls of therecesses in the end walls 2 and 3 while the weight of the eggs tends toslightly spring the rod 32 and draw it to the'undercut near side of therecesses in the intermediate walls, thus tending to lock the rod in therecesses. It will be apparent also that while the rod 27 or the rod 50is in its series of recesses, the eggs approximatelyfilling the hammockscompletely, the controlling rod cannot be removed from the recessesexcept through the exertion of some for e, even though not retained bythe main rod, so that a. series of compartments might be carelesslycarried and even turned over without spilling the eggs from thehammocks.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Acarrier appliance including a plurality offcompartments arranged inseries, opposite walls of the compartments having each a recess in thetop thereof, two rods removably supported in each ofthe recesses,

and a plurality of flexible hammocks spaced apart, one for eachcompartment, and connected at one end to one of the rods and at 1tsopposite end to the other one of the two 2. A carrier applianceincluding a main rod having two supporting arms, a plurality of flexiblehammocks spaced apart and connected at one end to the main rod, acontrolling rod connected to the opposite end of each of the hammocks,two Walls pivotally supporting the arms of the main rod and removablysupporting the controlling rod, and partitions supporting both the mainrod and the controlling rod between the hammocks.

3. A carrier appliance including ,a plurality of supporting Walls havingeach a recess in the top thereof, a main rod having two arms pivotallyconnected to the Walls to permit the rod to be moved into or out of therecesses, a flexible hammock connected at one end to the rod, and acontrolling and supporting rod connected to the opposite end of thehammock and movable into or out of the recesses.

at. A carrier appliance including a compartment comprising fourconnected Walls, two opposite Walls having each a recess in the topthereof, the sides of the recesses being undercut, tWo stifi? rodsremovably supported in the recesses of the two opposite Wall, a flexiblehammock removably arranged in the compartment and connected at one endto one of the rods, the opposite rods, a bottom for supporting all theWalls, and a cover for the Walls and thehammock.

5. An egg carrier including a plurality of compartments arranged 111series, a main rod having arms pivotally connected to the outercompartment Walls, the rod being MILTON WV. STOREY.

Witnesses E. T. SiLvius, J. H. GARDNER.

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